Pear Arugula Salad With Maple Vinaigrette

Name: Pear Arugula Salad With Maple Vinaigrette
Prep time: 15

5 out of 5 stars (based on 3 reviews)

15 min prep

4 servings

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5 ingredients

This Pear Arugula Salad with Maple Vinaigrette is a wonderful fall starter salad and a great way to use arugula. If you can, make your salad with small-leaved wild arugula. Its pepperiness, in combo with...

1 recipe Maple Vinaigrette
4 cups baby arugula, washed
2 firm-ripe Bosc or Bartlett pears, washed, cored, quartered and sliced
⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese
¼ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

148 cals

Fat

8 g

Saturated Fat

3 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

4 g

Monounsaturated Fat

2 g

Carbohydrates

16 g

Sugar

10 g

Fiber

4 g

Protein

4 g

Sodium

131 mg

Directions

Make the vinaigrette in the bottom of a large bowl.
Add the arugula, pears, cheese and walnuts. Toss to coat. Serve immediately.

Chef Tips

To tell if a pear is ripe, give its neck a slight squeeze. It if gives, your pear will be sweet and juicy. Bartlett pears tend to be much softer and sweeter than Bosc, but for this salad don’t use pears that are over ripe. The thin slices won’t stay in one piece if they are.

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